Lead Paint Risk in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

49.9%Pre-1978 Housing

16,010Pre-1978 Units

32,054Total Housing Units

17Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

16,010 housing units in Wayne County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 49.9%, compared with the state rate of 67.8%.
Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 17 of 17 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9607	1,810	2,314	78.2%	233	136	373	308	760
Census Tract 9608	1,258	2,017	62.4%	451	121	104	124	458
Census Tract 9602	1,348	2,329	57.9%	441	151	129	47	580
Census Tract 9610.01	518	932	55.6%	270	15	3	47	183
Census Tract 9611.01	1,155	2,079	55.6%	386	319	254	0	196
Census Tract 9609	911	1,688	54.0%	236	75	102	104	394
Census Tract 9606	1,357	2,560	53.0%	363	162	82	92	658
Census Tract 9612.02	565	1,071	52.8%	167	169	82	9	138
Census Tract 9603	632	1,233	51.3%	170	150	33	9	270
Census Tract 9601	557	1,128	49.4%	159	52	63	39	244
Census Tract 9604	823	1,672	49.2%	298	119	106	40	260
Census Tract 9605	1,162	2,497	46.5%	427	0	120	10	605
Census Tract 9611.02	1,059	2,377	44.6%	523	368	100	13	55
Census Tract 9612.01	953	2,204	43.2%	574	134	54	10	181
Census Tract 9614	665	1,578	42.1%	305	63	88	9	200
Census Tract 9613	601	1,531	39.3%	179	62	54	41	265
Census Tract 9610.02	636	2,844	22.4%	367	0	41	101	127